Yilin is an engineering graduate from the University of Toronto's Materials Science Engineering program, currently completing a Master's degree in Science, Technology & Policy and is interested in AI governance and Effective Altruism principles. We discuss the role of engineering in policy, AI governance, effective altruism, self-teaching mechanical engineering to work at a drone company, great resources students can access outside of the U of T ecosystem, and how she built credibility as a young professional.
About Yilin Huang (MSE 2T0 + PEY, Current MSc. Candidate in Science, Technology & Policy @ ETH Zurich)
Yilin Huang is a graduate of the Materials Science & Engineering undergraduate program at the University of Toronto. While at U of T, she completed an academic exchange at the National University of Singapore, did her PEY in Switzerland, was a violinist with Skule™ Nite's Band, the Lausanne Student Chamber Orchestra in Switzerland, and the Hart House Orchestra.
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This podcast is supported by the Hart House Good Ideas Fund, the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, the Department of Chemical Engineering, and the Engineering Alumni Network, all at the University of Toronto.
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